Larry James Taylor Junior, also commonly known simply as Larry in Brazil (born October 3, 1980), is an American-Brazilian professional

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player. At a height of 1.82 m (5 ft 11.5 in) tall, he can play either the

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position, with point guard being his main position. He also represented the senior

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. While he was a player of

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, he received the nickname "Alienígena" (

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: Alien), because of his skills with the

Professional career

Taylor first came to Brazil in 2008, to play with Bauru Basket. On the

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's team, he became one of the most important players in Brazil, helping the team to win major trophies like the

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(

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's version of the EuroLeague) and to reach the top-tier level Brazilian League's ( NBB) finals, becoming a local idol. He also competed at the

2015 FIBA Intercontinental Cup The 2015 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 25th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The series, played with two legs, was played by EuroLeague champions Real Madrid, and FIBA Americas League champions Bauru. Both games were played in the G ...

with Bauru, where they lost in the finals to the at the time defending EuroLeague champions

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. After 7 years with

, Taylor joined

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of the top-tier Brazilian League. In his first game back with Bauru, his former team retired his number 4 jersey. Eventually, Taylor would return to Bauru after three years away playing for Mogi das Cruzes.

National team career

In 2012, Taylor received Brazilian nationality, and thus became able to represent the senior

at major tournaments. Taylor went on to play with Brazil at the

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, the 2013 FIBA AmeriCup, and the

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. In 2015, he won the gold medal at the

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, in Toronto. He was ultimately left out of the final roster list of Brazil's national team for the

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, in Rio de Janeiro.

Career statistics

NBB

Regular season

Playoffs

Personal

Taylor is married to Erika Nicole Taylor, a

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activist and philanthropist. He is friends with

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and his brother since young. He became a naturalized

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in 2012 in order to play for Brazil at the

. In Brazil Taylor have started his rapper career. Taylor is a supporter of

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in Brazil and usually choose this team to play

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References

External links

FIBA.com Profile

Latinbasket.com Profile

RealGM.com Profile

NBB Profile

Bauru Basket Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Larry 1980 births Living people 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players American expatriate basketball people in Brazil American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela American men's basketball players Associação Bauru Basketball players Brazilian men's basketball players Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Basketball players from Chicago Brazilian people of African-American descent Frayles de Guasave players Guaiqueríes de Margarita players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Lobos Grises UAD players Missouri Western Griffons men's basketball players Mogi das Cruzes Basquete players Naturalized citizens of Brazil Novo Basquete Brasil players Olympic basketball players of Brazil Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in basketball Point guards Shooting guards South Suburban College alumni Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Venados de Mazatlán (basketball) players